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Keurig’s Coffee Union Foams, But A Split Is Already Brewing
One wedding, one divorce. That’s how American group Keurig Dr. Pepper pitched to Wall Street its €15.7 billion (about $18 billion) takeover of Dutch coffee giant JDE Peet’s.
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Technology
Deepfakes Put Corporate Finance At Risk
Multifactor verification and other precautions are becoming essential as AI enables more sophisticated scams.
Executive Interviews
CFO Corner: Aldo Perracini, Meren Energy
Aldo Perracini was appointed CFO of Meren Energy, formerly Africa Oil Corp., in March, following its acquisition of Prime Oil & Gas Coöperatief. Listed in Toronto and Stockholm, Meren focuses on production, development, and exploration, with assets across Africa. Its largest shareholder is BTG Pactual, where Perracini began his career in 2008.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Klarna Goes Public In $14B Wall Street Test: Who’s Next?
Klarna goes public, aiming to raise $1.25B after rebounding from a $6.7B slump with renewed growth. Meanwhile, BNPL rival Revolut is watching closely.
Transaction Banking
Rethinking The Future Of Cash
As cyberattacks and privacy breaches mount, Nordic nations are leading the move to recalculate how digital-dominant economies operate.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Poland: Warsaw Spreads Its Wings
Despite political turmoil and global uncertainties, Poland anticipates several years of strong growth will continue.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Cambodia: Looking For A Competitive Edge
Trump’s tariffs are forcing Cambodia Inc. to rethink its business model. But change needs to happen fast.
Sponsored Content
Digital By Design
Digitizing more than 80% of its retail banking services proved a timely strategic move for Sberbank, Russia's largest bank. During the pandemic, customers could access most banking services while socially distancing and the bank launched new services quickly that helped customers facing financial hardship and uncertainty.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Global Salon With Drew DeLong: New US Industrial Policy Starts Taking Shape
Drew DeLong, global lead of Geopolitical Dynamics at consultant Kearney, advises executives and board directors on navigating transnational instability and other global risks to their organizations. With a career start in the White House and at the State Department during the first Trump administration, DeLong joined Kearney in 2021. He offers his take on tariffs, the US-China relationship, an EU–US trading bloc, and the makings of a new state capitalism.
Insurance
Private Equity’s Growing Role In Insurance: Rewards And Risks
As PE firms expand their presence in the insurance business and insurers hold more PE assets, risk concerns are rising and regulators are taking note.
Technology
AI Delivers Savings To Corporate FX Hedging
Corporate treasury teams are increasingly embracing AI to manage volatile foreign exchange (FX) risk—a shift supported by real-world results that demonstrate both cost reduction and strategic gains.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
India: Credit Rating Gets An Upgrade
S&P Global Ratings raised India’s sovereign credit rating in mid-August from BBB- to BBB, one notch above its lowest investment-grade rating.
Sponsored Content
Corporate Banks Transform Digitally for Post-Covid
While retail banking has been in the spotlight of the Covid-19 impact on banks, corporate banking has also been significantly, if not more, affected by the pandemic.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Intel CEO Sells Stake to US
Talk about a reversal of fortunes. Barely two weeks after US President Donald Trump called for the resignation of Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan on account of his alleged conflicts of interest, Tan sold a 10% stake in the chipmaker to the US government.